field of pumpkins...

For the last 2 years, my uncle Maurice and partner Geni have been living in the same farm house that Erik and I called home a few years back. However, unlike us, they have embraced farm living and actually have farmers working the land and growing a variety of fabulous pumpkins and squash! Lucky for us, we get to participate in the pumpkin harvest...This year, harvest happened to fall on one of the hottest days of the summer. SO, our harvest was short and sweat. Erik running around the field with clippers and me screaming "just pick the big ones...it's too hot!" Willow, Lilly and Benjamin were also at the harvest, Benjamin helped Erik find the good pumpkins and made sure Finn didn't get lost amongst the leaves. We came home with a variety of home grown pumpkins ready to carve for Halloween and headed to the beach to cool off!

Chrissy and Rick's Wedding...

Rick and Chrissy transformed their backyard into a beautiful setting for their wedding... complete with an outdoor kitchen, brick pizza oven, smoker and all...it looked amazing! When we arrived at the house, Rick was covered in dirt, on his hands and knees in the backyard installing something important :-) You could tell that this was a peak into many past weekends of theirs. The couple put a lot of sweat and I'm sure some tears into their house in preparation for the wedding! It didn't go unnoticed... The ceremony and reception was personal, casual and tons of fun, just as they are... and no Boston wedding is complete without the bride and groom being introduced as man and wife to the same announcement that was made when the Red Sox won the world series in 2004! Although Chrissy had some reservations about the DJ... and when first meeting him, so did I... he ended up to be pretty hip!!! He got EVERYONE dancing which was so much fun...The party continued at the XYZ bar at the hotel that we were staying at... On our drive back to the Cape, Erik couldn't stop talking about how much he liked everyone at the wedding... especially Rick's brothers :-) It's not often that he gets to socialize with an entire wedding full of die hard Red Sox fans... poor guy. Congrats to my very dear friend Chrissy and her groom Rick... formally known as "Dicky."

Guess who's getting married?

Bacholorette party...We took a limo from Chrissy's house to Tangierino, a Moroccan Chop house for some yummy spices and belly dancers... and then to "Clink" at the Liberty Hotel... for some "posh" drinks in white chairs. Then to

The celebration of Chrissy and Rick's wedding began at one of my favorite Cape Beaches "The Beachcomber!" It was called "Cricky" in celebration of Rick and Chrissy... a bus was rented, lots of booze was drank and we all made it home safe :-)

Cape Cod 2010

Early Thursday morning, my mom drove Finn and I to the airport to travel across the country solo...I was a bit nervous... this being his first flight while walking and having mini tantrums. However, there was no need to worry ..I owe Finn big time, he slept played and laughed all the way across the country...

I was lucky enough to have tons of leg room... and a nice neighbor :-)

I arrived to a baby proofed house full of new toys and borrowed toys from Caleb, Finnly's 2cd cousin. Finnly got right into playing and hanging out with Gram C and Grandpa Cormier.

On what came to be Finn's favorite Toy "I see a Fire Truck coming down the road..."

Story time with Aunt D

At Hardings Beach
Playing peek a boo in his new chair

My very dear friend Lauren aka "Berls" and friend April came to Cape Cod for some wedding planning for April's wedding next summer... they stopped by Chatham for a visit AND to jump out of a plane...CRAZY girls :-) Finn and I went to the airport for moral support and to take some pictures. We had lots of laughs like always, and even made it to the Squire for ONE drink. Old gals we've become...

Aunt Patti, Stefanie, Josh and Caleb rented a house for a week right around the corner! Although we had some nasty weather at first, we got some fun play time, a trip to Zooquarium and good beach days later in the week. Finnly LOVED playing with Caleb... they chased each other around, shared chairs, books and more.

Finnly was spoiled with many baths in Gram C's big tub! He loved all the bubbles...and they showcase how pale he actually is... where did that come from?

My parents had traveled to the East coast for Nancy and Lee Keet's 50th wedding anniversary party, so they stopped by Chatham for a visit. I took them to P-Town to scope out some cool art...and colorful people... But were met with lots of funny tee-shirts and TONS of tourists and not much art...but we had fun walking around in the cool fog and trying to get pictures of Finn is full P-town colors :-)

Yes... the boa was hanging in front of a store...

Family Fun...



Katie, Cory and Dean we're on an East Coast tour, coming from Maine, they spent the weekend in Chatham with us...
We had a FULL house the first weekend Erik was out... with the Wagner family and many of Erik's CT friends... Ben J, Lindsey, Ben R, Joe, Joe U, and Anna...who came with fantastic news. While in P-town Joe and Anna got engaged! We had lots to celebrate along with tons of lobsters and steamers!

No celebration is complete without a speech from Ben...




Our trip out to the Island... Nantucket.


At one of my favorite beaches EVER "Surfside" in Nantucket!


Smelling the flowers at Chatham Bars Inn with Grandpa
Among many other little tricks and treasures, Gram C taught Finn how to gesture "Whatever..." It was too cute!!!

Although we went out a little later then Erik would have liked... We still felt the "Cape Magic" on our trip. Tons of people, mostly on vacation, playing on the beach, flying kites, eating lobster rolls and indulging in way too much amazing ice cream at the local creameries! We're so spoiled to stay at such a beautiful house each summer and I love that Finn is able to spend time with Erik's family and create memories with them. Thanks for another Fun Summer on the Elbow!